ISL reaches the Rs. 7.22 crore mark in its first ever player auction

Mumbai:The Indian Super League Players Auction, the first ever auction of football players in India, saw the eight franchises battle it out for 10 of India’s finest players in Mumbai earlier today.

Ten players who have featured for the Indian national team and had missed the Indian Super League’s (ISL)inaugural season went under the hammer for the eight teams in the first-of-a-kind auction. UK based Charlie Ross began the auctioneer proceedings by making clear the rules of the process. What followed next was a test of business skills and a fight between the franchises to pick the players of their choice.

Charlie Ross was at his best as the auctioneer that witnessed Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri bagging the highest bid,a whopping Rs. 1.20 Crore from Team Mumbai City FC.EugenesonLyngdohthe 28 year old midfielder came a close second by breaking through the 1 crore ceiling, winning a bid price of Rs 1.05 crore successfully bought over by FC Pune City following a round of bids from Mumbai City FC, Atletico de Kolkata and NorthEast United FC.

Details of the players and auction bid price is as below:

Sr No

Player

Buying Team

Base Price

Auction Fee

01

Sunil Chhetri

Mumbai City FC

Rs. 80 Lakhs

Rs. 1.20 Crore

02

EugenesonLyngdoh

FC Pune City

Rs. 27.50 Lakhs

Rs. 1.05 Crore

03

RinoAnto

Atletico de Kolkata

Rs. 17.50 Lakhs

Rs. 90 Lakh

04

Thoi Singh

Chenaiyin FC

Rs. 39 Lakhs

Rs. 86 Lakhs

05

Arata Izumi

Atletico de Kolkata

Rs. 40 Lakhs

Rs. 68 lakhs

06

Karanjit Singh

Chennaiyin FC

Rs. 60 Lakhs

Rs 60 Lakhs

07

Seityasen Singh

NorthEast United FC

Rs. 20 lakhs

Rs 56 Lakhs

08

Robin Singh

Delhi Dynamos FC

Rs. 40 Lakhs

Rs. 51 lakhs

09

Jackichand Singh

FC Pune City

Rs. 20 Lakhs

Rs. 45 Lakhs

10

AnasEdathodika

Delhi Dynamos FC

Rs. 40 Lakhs

Rs. 41 lakhs

RinoAnto, India’s best rightback turned out to be the dark horse of the ISL bagging a surprise bid price of Rs 90 lakhs when he was picked up by Atletico de Kolkata. Charles Ross was in total rhythm for Rino’s bid bringing up the amount to Rs. 90 lakhs from the base price of Rs. 17.50 lakhs. Chennaiyin FC grabbed a sweet deal with Karanjit Singh, the only available goal keeper at the auction for his base price of Rs. 60 lakhs. Chennaiyin FC also bid successfully for Thoi Singh, the 24 year old talented midfielder for Rs 86 lakhs.

The much anticipated second season of the Indian Super League (ISL) will kick off on the 3rd of October with its opening match to be played between Chennaiyin FC and Atletico de Kolkata, winners of the first season of the ISL at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.